On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:51 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: >> I did not click on each of the links above, but I am going to go out on a >> limb and assume that each of the recognized newspapers listed here clearly >> indicate that the story comes from AP. That is what credible news >> organizations do. That is what the local newscasts did not do. >> >> I am not criticizing them for putting on a puff entertainment piece, as you >> note, newscasts and papers legitimately have those. I criticize them for >> not being transparent with their viewers, and sacrificing their credibility. > > I see that of the four links that Steve provided, only the SFGate has > the reporter's byline. (All four credit the AP.) Is this a lack of > credibility or just a style decision?
Probably the latter. In the case of the NYT, there's also an element of "hey, none of our people wrote this" implied.... -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
